Experience

JC Designs

• Design

• Bookkeeper

  • Sep 2013 - Present

  Assist with budget preparations, responsible for financial statements and reports. Verify, allocate and post details of business transactions to subsidiary accounts in journals. Responsible for auditing of accounts receivables. •Reconcile company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts. •Develop monthly, quarterly and annual profit and loss statements and balance sheets •Generate invoices upon purchase orders and receipt of billing information and track collection progress. •Investigate discrepancies and resolve through coordination with internal and external clients •Record daily accounts payable and process weekly check run. Record payments received and audit for discrepancies. •Maintain integrity of general ledger, including chart of accounts Show less



Victor Valley Union High School District

• Education Administration Programs
• 200 - 300 Employee

• ASB Bookkeeper II

  • Jun 2012 - Dec 2012

  •Responsible for the management of all cash flow relating to student activities & sports •Performed year end closing and budgeting for all of the school’s accounts •Responsible for ordering and promoting student store, and increased sales by 30% due to creative marketing to not only students but outside sources •Responsible for all accounts payable and working with vendors and suppliers •Ensured proper State and Federal procedures and policies were adhered to for annual audits •In charge of all sales and fundraisers, assured they were conducted according to district regulations and funds were accurately accounted for •Worked closely with students and teachers as well principal and upper administration •Made daily deposits, and performed monthly bank reconciliations and inventory audits •Tracked and maintained student account receivables Show less



Everst College

• Higher Education

• Student Account Representative

  • Jan 2010 - May 2012

  •Perform student account maintenance activities to include account reviews, reconcile aging levels, verify account clearances, apply payments, monitor collection activities, and update accounts in compliance with established company AR Management policy and procedures •Responsible for revenue review and Title IV Disbursements •Advise Students regarding their payment options and financial policies •Post student tuition and fees •Bill and collect payments from third party agencies for student tuition and fees •Calculate, submit and track withdrawal and graduate files to corporate •Track and maintain student accounts throughout the collection process to ensure prompt payment of outstanding balances •Responsible for resolving all credit balances and issuing necessary refunds Show less



ArvinMeritor/ArvinInnovations

• Accounts Payable Specialist/Team Lead

  • Apr 2008 - Jan 2009

  •Oversaw payment of monthly invoices to local and foreign suppliers •Monitored outstanding invoices and reported on discrepancies •Processed ACH payments and accounts receivable customer maintenance and bank reconciliations •Supervised a staff of 3 payable clerks •Researched payable discrepancies to identify issues and non-payments, clearing accounts from over 700 to fewer than 150 •Worked with the Director of the department to revise the accounts payable procedures and increased timely payments and reduce discrepancies •Trained new employees on process and procedures both in the department and at the plant level Show less



Johnson Controls/Bridgewater Interiors

• Finance Associate/Accounts Payable

  • May 2006 - Aug 2007

  •Revised accounts payable procedures to pay invoices weekly, enabling opportunity to utilize discounts and assure timely payment •Worked with IT to automate accounts payable, significantly reducing the volume of paperwork while improving timeliness and accuracy of invoices paid •Performed random monthly Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) audits across multiple functions, helping to position the company to pass outside audits •Developed a system to clear outstanding purchase receipts spanning two years, bringing all vendors current within six months and decreasing outstanding balances by over $300,000 •Researched inter-company payable discrepancies to identify inaccurate or duplicate charges, clearing all 15 accounts totaling over $400,000 Show less



Johnson Controls

• Ireland
• Industrial Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Cost Accountant

  • Jun 2005 - May 2006

  •Checked for accurate pricing on parts, researched and resolved bill of material discrepancies, prepared data for profit plan and quarterly forecast, and validated plan versus actual costs•Acted as a liaison between the Finance and Materials Departments, contributing to enhanced communications, clarity on procedures, and a reduction in discrepancies•Completed regular audits of components used in manufacturing, retro billing the customer for discovery of a component not included in the product cost, which yielded $100,000•Observed the production line and determined feasibility for reducing one step in the assembly from two persons to one, decreasing production cost of finished product Show less

• General Accountant/Payroll

  • Apr 2004 - Jun 2005

  •Handled payroll input and updates for hourly and salary staff employees•Developed procedures for a more effective and efficient way to report and generate changes in the system that decreased errors in employees’ paychecks•Discovered a time system error which accidentally paid employees overtime, reprogramming the application to capture all time accurately